An addendum to the 2021 Raised by a Canadian Farmer On-Farm Food Safety Program (OFFSP) has been released, with an update to the requirements for physical barriers at the barn entry.

The physical barriers addendum can be found here. 

The new requirement will be included as part of OFFSP audits starting on August 23, 2026.

There are many different solutions for physical barriers based on barn design and the amount of space available. Examples have been provided on this page to show different options, and several articles are available on our Farmer Resource Portal about barn entry design and use.

All of the new manuals and associated SOPs and record forms are provided through your provincial board. Additionally, we are including links here to all the material so that they are in one easily accessible place for reference.

Raised by a Canadian Farmer On-Farm Food Safety Program

• 2021 On-Farm Food Safety Program Manual (Version 6.0)
• Physical Barrier Addendum – March 2026
• On-Farm Food Safety Program SOP (Version 7.0)
  • Fillable PDF
• On-Farm Food Safety (2021) and Animal Care Program (2018) Flock Specific Records (Version 7.0)
  • Fillable PDF

Chicken Farmers of Canada Free-Range Program

• 2021 Free-Range On-Farm Food Safety and Animal Care Programs Manual (Version 5.0)
• Free-Range On-Farm Food Safety and Animal Care Programs SOP (Version 5.0)
  • Fillable PDF
• Free-Range On-Farm Food Safety and Animal Care Programs Flock Specific Records (Version 5.0)
  • Fillable PDF

Flock Information Reporting Form (Version 9.0)

• Print
• Fillable PDF (open on your computer desktop for proper use)

Factsheets

• Feed mixing
• Water cleaning
• Barn cleaning
• Can I use this product in my barn?

Feed mixing template

• 2021 On-Farm Food Safety Program Feed Mixing Template Form (Version 1.0)